By Jordan Fabian The Hill President Trump called for bipartisan action on immigration and infrastructure in his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, asking a deeply divided nation to come together after a tumultuous first year in office. The president said his agenda is working, highlighting a growing economy that he linked to the tax-cut bill passed by Congress in December. “This is our new American moment,” Trump said. “There has never been a better time to start living[…]

By Jonathan Easley The Hill A conservative group filed suit on Monday seeking to remove special counsel Robert Mueller from the Justice Department’s investigation into Russian meddling. Conservative lawyer Larry Klayman, the founder of the watchdog group FreedomWatch, filed a complaint in U.S. district court that seeks to force the Justice Department to investigate leaks from the special counsel, as well as “the obvious conflicts of interest among staff.” The complaint against Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI director Christopher[…]

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By Reid Wilson The Hill Immigration hardliners are threatening to hold potentially billions of dollars in state grants hostage as they seek to compel so-called sanctuary cities to cooperate with federal law enforcement officials. Legislators in 33 states have introduced measures to limit or prevent cities from acting as sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants. Only one state this year, Mississippi, has enacted a ban on sanctuary jurisdictions, but several others, including Texas, Indiana, Iowa, Florida and Georgia, are advancing their own bills.[…]

By Mallory Shelbourne The Hill The Department of Justice on Tuesday instructed prosecutors to crack down on undocumented immigrants who commit crimes, directing employees to step up “criminal immigration enforcement.” The Justice Department will add 50 immigration judges this year and 75 next year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said during a speech to Customs and Border Protection in Nogales, Ariz., along the U.S.-Mexico border. “We mean international criminal organizations that turn cities and suburbs into war zones, that rape and kill[…]

The election of Donald Trump has prompted the Obama administration to throw in the towel and seek a delay until after the inauguration of a court case challenging Obama’s executive fiat effectively granting amnesty and benefits to millions of illegal immigrants. A Texas judge ruled in February 2015 that Obama’s executive order exceeded his powers under the law, but case was being appealed. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals twice upheld the injunction and the deadlocked 4-4 Supreme Court left the[…]

One government agency I have always respected is the FBI. Very unfortunately, I am beginning to lose trust because I now firmly believe that its Director is trying to insult the intelligence of the American people. Some of the many duties of the FBI are to protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations, protect the United States against high-technology crimes, combat public corruption at all levels, and combat major white-collar crimes. Some or all of Hillary Clinton’s email crimes fit[…]

An FBI probe found no ‘willful mishandling’ of data. But FBI Director Comey sharply criticized the former secretary of State — and the issue follows other incidents in which Clinton’s behavior has stirred controversy. By Peter Grier Hillary Clinton has avoided prosecution for her use of a private email server while at the State Department. But the FBI investigation into the server and Mrs. Clinton’s handling of classified information may still leave a permanent mark on her public reputation. That’s because[…]